
Country profile
São Tomé and Príncipe
Africa · Capital: São Tomé · Currency: São Tomé & Príncipe Dobra (STN)
São Tomé and Príncipe is a country in Africa, with its capital at São Tomé. It has a GDP of $981.29M (2025), a population of 240,254 (2025), a GDP per capita of $4,084.
- GDP
- $981.29M
- GDP per capita
- $4,084
- Population
- 240,254
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $6,388
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Economy
- GDP
- $981.29M2025 · #178
- GDP per capita
- $4,0842025 · #127
- GDP growth
- 1.03%2025 · #158
- Inflation
- 11.05%2025 · #150
- Unemployment
- 9.13%2025 · #142
- Population
- 240,2542025 · #181
- GDP (PPP)
- $1.53B2025 · #176
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $6,3882025 · #146
- Gini index
- 40.72017 · #125
- Government debt
- 50.4%2026 · #86
People
- Median age
- 20.8 yrs2024 · #196
- Fertility rate
- 3.6 children/woman2024 · #39
- Urbanization
- 69.2%2025 · #94
- Net migration
- −650/yr2025 · #104
- Life expectancy
- 69.9 yrs2024 · #154
- HDI
- 0.6372023 · #141
- Homicide rate
- 3.2 per 100k2011
Money
- Corporate tax
- 25%2024 · #75
Figures
- Internet users
- 59.1%2024 · #137
- CO₂ per capita
- 0.6 t2024 · #154
- Area
- 964 km²#190
- Population density
- 249 /km²2025 · #55
- McDonald's
- 02024
- Unicorn startups
- 02026-03
- Billionaires
- 02026
- Passport power
- 59 destinations2026 · #144
- Corruption index
- 45/1002024 · #71
- Renewable energy
- 40.8%2021 · #60